The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-07

ION, jr. and Napoleon Hill, vice pre9i-
denis; 7. H. MiIburn, treasurer; 8. r.
Montgomery, secretary.
The following administrators have
been appointed by the Probate Court:
Eiward r. Hart, on the estate OF
lewis L. HuliDg: T. @. Postal, on the
estate Of Luna @. Postal; Daniel Gro
gen on the estate OF Mary GrogeD.
The Memphis Lyceum will hold
its regular meeting Friday night,
January 9TH, at 8 O'Clock. One OF the
many paris on the programme Is q
lecture by Prof B. X. Sampson. The
public are cordially invited to attend
these meetings.
| About IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing John Moriiesey, switchman on
the Mississippi and Tennessee rail-
road, while coupling two box cars the
engine started OF before tho signal
Was given, and his hand was 30 badly
mashed that amputaion was neces.
taiy.
Julia O. Merriam has filed in
chancery bill for divorce from her
husband, A. p. Merriam, on the
grounds OF habitual drunkenness aud
iai ure to support his family. She
| also atks that the court give her the
custody Of her son, Thomas O. Mer-
ram.
"A charter styled the Bluff City
Manufacturing Company, with Gus
Aslfr, G. BenhAuer, T. Nathan, M.
KstEenberger and ]. b. Gottbelf as
incorporstors, for the purpose OF
manufacturing drugs, medicines, ETC.,
was fled ia the Registers office yes.
torday.
Lest night Deputy Coroner ]. ].
Barry held an inquest upon the body
Of q woman named Silvia Ross, who
had died suddenly in house in "Mof-
fett's Row." on Poplar street. The
verdict CT the jury was "tbat she came
to her death by bleeding from hem
orfhsge.
In Washington City the "yellow
lunch" has superseded the "pink tea"
az the fashionable cIazs. The society
p,pers are not liberal in their txola-
nation OF Whist "yellow lunch" is,
and leave 1t to be supposed that the
ladies wear jaundiced costumes, and
that cheese Is passed around by Chi
neee servant on yellow tray.
John r. Pepper, p. McIntyre,
Frank w. Taylor aud r. l.. Goyer
have inst tuted euit In Chaucery
against the Western Union Telegr iph
Conp iny for $40 damag q. The COM
planauts allegs that in transmitting
a telegram to Birmingham, Ala, an
error occurred which cost them the
above amount, hence the suit.
Chief Davis yes erdsy distributed
$50 barrels OF coal. per order OF Gen.
Peter Tracy, who has vouchers for
same. Any penon In destitute cir
cumstances who will make application
tc the Chiefs OF Fire and Police De-
psitments will receive five barrels Of
coal. Any person giving order for de.
livery OF coal will be held responsible |
II the same is Incorporated.
Ma riags licenses were granted |
yesterday to the following named |
parties: f. N. Gorum and Lille |
Williams, Ed Koen end Adeline Hair,
]. w. Allen and Mattie Ellis, d. T. |
6tillinger aud Lucy Ray, jeff Turner
and Laura Alexander, Frank Lswis
and Annie Scott. A. 4 Johnton and
Slfyonis Bradley, ID. P. s aughter and
N. Z. sCruggs, Alex Jones and Callie
Smith.
"A deed from Frederick Stone to
tbs Merchants Compress and Storage
Company OF the property known as
the Navy Yard" was fled In the
County Registers Office yesterday. |
m GOQnl /
purchase Of the property will greatly
iecilitate the compress company's bus
mess, as they needed the ep ace to erect
sheds and Other buildings which their
increasing business demands,
The newsboys' dinner to be given
Thursday next, the 18Th ms ast, will
PROBABLY be attended by 800 OF the
best people in the city. Financial
contributions left at the APPEAL office
will be duly acknowledged. Dona-
tions such as cooked meats, candles,
ETC., will be received at headquarters
next Wednesday. Several OF the city's
most prominent ladies have promised
to act as &c waits for the occasion.
Two young ladies were killed and
seven seriously injured at grade rail
way crossing near Fort Wayne, Ind.
Some equally terrible human sacrifice
will probably be necessary in this city
before the railroad companies can be
induced to plaza gates and watchmen
at all the crossings, though in other
cities they have these safeguards, and
visitors to Memphis almost invariably
comment upon the danger and the
number oil the crossings.
Mr.. w. Il. Speir, inspector of
United States public buildings, and
an assistant in the Office of the Super
vising Architect at Washington, d. O.,
is in Memphis, inspecting the GUST ON
House grounds and collecting data
from winch he will report the gu tlity
of the work done. Mr.. Spsir, In ex.
pressing himself as to the work, SAID:
"rhe work would have been good
enough and perfectly satisfactory in
most cases, but this soil possesses
some striking peCuliarities. 1t slips
and slides 30 thst Ii seems impossible
TO keep up the grades. / cannot tell
what course will be pursued, but
pre- ume that @ special appropriation
will have to be made to regrade the
grounds"
Mics Glider, q sister of the editor
OF the Century, comes back at men who
protest against high female headgear
at theaters, with a complaint In the
nature Of setoG. Toe lady admits the
high hats are nuisance, but, she ssys
that 10 her there Is nothing more irri-
tating than to be sitting in her teat in
the theater aud to have ak or dozen
men crowd between her and the reat
in front that they may go out to the
oauoom or the lobby netween the
acts. 1t makes no difference how
crowded the seats are or how fat the
man lie, he is going to crowd out to get
the fresh air or the fresh drink he is
after. And he comes crowding back
just as the curtain Is wrung up on the
next act and the performance has be-
gun, and you have either to st and up
in your seat or be very much trodden